Ski

Actually, under PASR Section XIV Rule 23, it's allowed on Sundays and any June during even years.

So, you're saying they rely on FTP from iPhones? Rob, I'm really just teasing. But it's pretty obvious that everyone jumped off the Bode bandwagon now that he's barely finishing even the speed events. This was supposed to be some huge Stick It To The Man Because Coaches Are Old School And Suck season. I just happened to noticed a complete lack of any "Bode Rocks" posts...isn't he still the coolest racer? Isn't he still a role model? I threw a thread out there to see where you guys went and all I get is "Haven't been following"? I find that a little weak. Heck, I thought Bode might flourish under his own rules. I thought it was an interesting experiment.

Bode's official website hasn't been updated since early September...it's still advertising for a fall golf tournament: BODE MILLER Wonder why? :confused

25th today and still we only hear crickets chirping. Band wagon have a flat tire?

You guys are pretty quiet when he's finishing 20th and 26th in his last two races

Sorry, I've touched snowboard boots once---when I was taking these out of my father-in-law's car and bringing them into my house. I used to run a fund raiser by taking in donations and selling them on eBay for our local library, so I'm used to doing quick research for a general idea of the value of items I'm not familiar with. It looks like new 2007's go for $200, plus shipping. New 2005 or '06's for $150. Various aged used start with $60 to $75 bids. I'd list these with a starting bid of $39.99 (plus $20 shipping), then see if they could hit $70, or so. But I'm just offering them up as PASR special. And I'm just telling you this in case you or a family member have an eBay account---I buy lots of ski gear, from boots to skis, for really low prices, then flip them for a small profit if I don't like them. Sort of my version of a demo tent. eBay Burton Sabbath Anyway, 30 minutes to go...

I live near Sno.

Since the snow is being made, I'm going to end the offer at midnight tonight, instead of 12/1... Best offer stands at $25 (plus $12 shipping or free delivery to Sno).

Excellent shape, used a couple of times by a dorky rich guy from Newtown, PA...these are the brown one's with the single strip of x stitching down the sides, which appear to be the '04 model. Again: men's size 9.5. Shipping is $12 (or free delivery to Sno). Best offer over $20 by 12/1, or I'm throwing them up on eBay. Description: Sabbath

No point, just busting.

Now Glenn, I know you've been away on vacation, but we have a new rule where if you're going to flame by using fancy words, you have to spell them right.

I forgot, too. The one's I'd saved for you are under a tarp underneath my deck. They spent last winter there, so I don't even know how well they survived the weather. I remembered you'd wanted some only because I got another 'shipment' Thanksgiving, although I threw out a few dozen sets during a bulk garbage day. Just drop me a PM. Sounds good Mike. How tall are you? You can just PM me if you're only four feet...

This is a beaten horse, but since you took the time... 1. CB would NOT be viewed negatively no matter what. They invite negativity when they shut down the race team and close with full coverage to demolish a building for a wave pool construction. We paid a huge amount of money for season passes and the race program. Then they LIED about it, denying they had a contract with a starting date for demo work. Just be honest. 2. Customer service threw me out of the office for wanting a free ticket for my little kid who qualified in both age and height, then the guy lied and said he was the manager. 3. I can list 20 other crappy things that CB has done to my family and friends despite the dozens of season passes I've bought there going back more than 30 years. Leaving CB for Montage was like a weight lifted off my shoulders. A broken down ski area with lousy snowmaking and slow lifts was 1000x better than the product CB was putting out. I don't have unreasonable expectations. Employees don't have to kiss my ass. They simply have to treat my family like they matter. Like the $1500+ annual investment doesn't disappear the moment it gets into their cash register---because that's how CB makes people feel. Man, they should have been bought by the Muellers... Did you know that when Dennis Carlson bought Sno, he threw a party and spent way to much on gigantic shrimp and an open bar, then walked around and sincerely thanked half the people in the restaurant? See the difference?

Ha, I think you're being a little generous, stever...but being nice is a good thing... You are right, though---a very nice, sweet, hardworking girl in the front office lurks daily.

My father-in-law is a recently retired college prof and one of his hobbies is going to flea markets and buying me 30 year old straight skis for $2.00, then driving them to my house and leaving me with a half dozen useless sets every month or so. :banghead I'm still waiting for Glenn to pick up a dozen sets for some sort of decoration. Anyway, I currently have 10-15 pairs of poles from 1984. Most are the handle grip kind, while some are the strap version. Jeez. at one time he left me with 45 sets when Belle Mountain in Lambertville, NJ, shut down (near where he lives). I'm probably going to Sno with a friend tomorrow while he gets his pass, or I'll be there opening day. I'm more than happy to hang on to a few sets if you might get use out of them, but they are going in the trash otherwise. Everyone in my family uses very specific race poles. These aren't junk, I just don't have any use. And if you check them out and decide to trash them, that's 100% fine. And under no circumstances would I want money for them.

Done. Mike: did Doug show you how to sniff glue? I told him not too. And if you're still looking for poles, I have a crap load of beater poles from the 80's. Free, of course. Just measure from end to end and I'll sort through them, if interested.

TP4, it's because God wants them to wear short plaid skirts. My oldest used to go to a Catholic high school and I picked her up after school a few times. The last bell would ring and 300 girls would come charging out the front doors in uniform. Even though I'm not a religious man, I knew then that I was definitely going to Hell.

Well, poles under the lifts are a lot different than poles left at the racks. I'm just saying that you never jack someone's ski gear. It's just not done. Unless it belongs to a Ranger.

Yeah, she's SEVEN, you sick bastard! Just kidding. The one in my avatar is 20. You guys are hilarious.

No, Mike, but sometimes she dresses up as a Catholic schoolgirl Actually, she's a library director...

Ditto. Ski911: my point of view comes from having a financial stake in a small community ski area in which we share ownership, so even though you think we're all just a bunch of idiots, there's actually a great cross reference of people from which to draw ideas here at PASR. Our little ski area with one double chair and three runs has drawn from the input of the many Happy Ass Clowns on PASR and while our golf course loses money, our ski hill is always in the black. We open late because we only own four Areco fan guns and employ two part-time snowmakers. But they get us open when there's one "lane" and just a few jumps because our ski hill employees listen to what the 'owners' want. It's kind of cool to see that it can work. And even though Sno has run into a dozen unexpected problems, their intentions were made clear when they polled every employee to see what changes they should make, then publicly disclosed their to-do list.

Dec. 2

No. The rules are like this: key a dude's car for parking too close to you; kick some butt if someone slams into you and doesn't apologize; throw change at snotty cafeteria workers; poach freshies at will; put stickers on everything; and, a whistle means to ski/board faster. But only jack CB Ranger's ski poles.

Chicks dig it, Chippy.